Of Interest to Undergraduates

The Kizuna organizations said aloha to Consul General Toyoei Shigeeda and Mrs. Michiko Shigeeda on July 1, 2015. The Consul General and his wife were honored for their exemplary service in Honolulu since October 2012 with various songs, dances, personal messages, invocations, gifts, and even a bushi kanpai given by Admiral Harry B. Harris, Commander […]

The United Japanese Society of Hawaii said thank you to outgoing president Rika Hirata and installed 2015 president Cyrus Tamashiro on June 27, 2015. The society also honored three volunteers key to the re-discovery of Honouliuli and its designation as a national historic site: Tatsumi Hayashi, Betsy Young, and Jane Kurahara.

Consul General of Japan Toyoei Shigeeda and Mrs. Michiko Shigeeda hosted a ceremony honoring two new Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship recipients on May 28, 2015. Ms. Arisa Yoshida, MA Student in Communications at UHM, is researching the development of intercultural training for teachers and the relationship with intercultural sensitivity among students. Mr. Benjamin Schrager, UHM […]

CJS has published the Spring 2015 issue of J-Current, the biannual newsletter of the Center for Japanese Studies! You can access it by clicking on the cover photo to the left. All available issues can be found in our J-Current repository on the left menu (under Resources). Enjoy and have a wonderful break!